This question asks for an idiom for someone getting what they deserve. But what about the feeling one gets when someone else gets "what they deserve"? Is there a specific word or expression for the good feeling you get when justice is served?
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Depending on whether you love or hate, support or jeopardize and likewise, there are many possibilities.– vickyaceCommented May 31, 2016 at 9:10
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@Rathony I've made it clearer– ArtefactoCommented May 31, 2016 at 9:11
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Bob commits a crime. Bob deserves punishment and he gets it. On hearing about Bob, Marley feels (word). Is that what you meant? Now, is the feeling sad or happy?– NVZ ♦Commented May 31, 2016 at 9:32
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@NVZ Yes, it is– ArtefactoCommented May 31, 2016 at 9:36
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@NVZ Sorry, that's something you edited in afterwards right? Anyway, she's feeling happy: "good feeling you get when justice is served"– ArtefactoCommented May 31, 2016 at 9:48
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Albeit only negative...
Schadenfreude — Dictionary.com
noun 1. satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune.
Some I would use:
satisfaction
satɪsˈfakʃ(ə)n/
noun
fulfilment of one's wishes, expectations, or needs, or the pleasure derived from this.
triumph
ˈtrʌɪʌmf/
noun
a great victory or achievement.
gratification
ɡratɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/
noun
pleasure, especially when gained from the satisfaction of a desire.
Although it would no longer be a single word, you could prefix these with something like Karmic to really enforce the reason behind the feeling.
